Protect College Sports Act Heads to Senate Floor
Updated bill text can be found HEREUpdated section-by-section can be found HERE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced the Protect College Sports Act with overwhelming bipartisan support (19–9), sending the legislation to be considered by the full Senate. As of today, 24 collegiate athletic conferences, 267 colleges and universities across 49 states and Washington, D.C., including historically black colleges and universities and current student-athletes, have all publicly supported and praised […]
Cantwell, Cruz, Blunt Rochester, Wicker, Padilla, Budd Introduce Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), along with Sens. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime and Fisheries, Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Alex Padilla (D-Cal.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) today introduced the Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act. The legislation will, for the first time, codify NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter mission in federal law and authorize up to nine Hurricane Hunter aircraft. It also includes provisions to better prepare the nation’s first line of defense against stronger and more frequent hurricanes, atmospheric rivers and winter storms.
Cruz, Cantwell, Wicker, Blunt-Rochester, Budd, and Padilla Introduce Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act
Legislation modernizes NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter fleet, strengthens hurricane forecasting, and protects Gulf Coast communities To watch a video about Hurricane Hunter planes, click HERE. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Tedd Budd (R-NC), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) today introduced the Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act, bipartisan legislation that would codify the […]
WTAS: Protect College Sports Act Supported by 20 Conferences and 228 Colleges Across 46 States
WASHINGTON, D.C. –More than 20 collegiate athletic conferences, representing 228 colleges and universities across 46 States, including historically black colleges and universities and current student-athletes, have publicly supported and praised the Protect College Sports Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Senators Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.). The […]
ICYMI: Chairman Cruz Hosts Roundtable on the Protect College Sports Act
Click here to watch a video recap of the roundtable. WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) hosted a roundtable with coaches, student athletes, and university presidents to discuss the Protect College Sports Act. Chairman Cruz emphasized, “The Protect College Sports Act is […]
Cruz, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Guard First Amendment Speech Rights Against Government Jawboning
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced the Justice Against Weaponized Bureaucratic Overreach to Networked Expression Act (JAWBONE) Act, legislation to hold the government accountable for censorship and violations of the First Amendment. Jawboning occurs when the government pressures private companies to censor speech […]
Cantwell Congratulates Newly Announced Artemis III Crew
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, congratulated the astronauts selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to execute the upcoming Artemis III mission. The Mission will send the crew into Earth orbit to test rendezvous and docking capabilities between Orion and commercial spacecraft needed to land astronauts on the Moon.
The Need for Speed: Young Highlights Technological Advancements in American Transportation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, chaired a subcommittee hearing on how new technologies can make U.S. transportation networks safer and more efficient. The hearing also explored barriers that could hinder the movement of people and goods […]
Committee Hears Powerful Testimony Bolstering the Need to Fix College Sports Crisis, Stop Cuts to Women’s & Olympic Sports & Protect Athletes
At a landmark hearing on the Protect College Sports Act, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee heard powerful testimony on the worsening crisis facing college athletics, including the future of women’s and Olympic sports, athletes’ rights and the financial sustainability of the entire collegiate sports system. Former University of Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban, Pac-12 Commissioner Teresa Gould, University of Notre Dame Director of Athletics Pete Bevacqua, West Virginia University President Emeritus Gordon Gee and Lance Holtzclaw, a student athlete with the University of Utah underscored the urgency to act on the bill’s key measures to preserve athletic opportunities for all athletes and stabilize the future of college athletics.
Sullivan Chairs Hearing on The Blue Economy: Advancing American Fisheries, Maritime Strength, and Coastal Economies
WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) yesterday chaired a Senate Commerce Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries Subcommittee hearing on “The Blue Economy: Advancing American Fisheries, Maritime Strength, and Coastal Economies.” The hearing featured testimony from four expert witnesses, three of whom are Alaskan: Tommy Sheridan, director of the Alaska Blue Economy Center at the […]